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Re: semi open

Originally Posted by Barb_D

When is a door not a door?
When it's ajar!

Such a silly question I'd like to ask, but in asking there is understanding.
I know what it means, but I couldn't find out what is funny in it.
When a door is half-open it is not a door? So what's funny in it? Is it used for children to creep, gossip or something?

Re: semi open

Originally Posted by atabitaraf

Such a silly question I'd like to ask, but in asking there is understanding.
I know what it means, but I couldn't find out what is funny in it.
When a door is half-open it is not a door? So what's funny in it? Is it used for children to creep, gossip or something?

There's nothing funny about a half open door not being a door.
But, back to the riddle:
If something is a jar, it is not a door, because jars are not doors. The riddle/joke is meant to be spoken.

Re: semi open

I have never heard any person actually use the word "ajar" -- unless you count my brother's friend's GM, which had a recording with a southern accent -- "A door is a-jar." I always thought it was a strange expression. But I think it means entrouverte, only slightly open, rather than half-open, as the Aussies seem to indicate.